The Daily Critic from Topeka, Kansas • 4

The Two Orphans. A Startling Sensation CITY AND SUBURBS. small and glittering object tell to the The eastern bound passenger train Colored society in Xonh Tope is floor directly at the feet of the Critic yesterday, brought to this city two just now nil airoff over remarkable mall which him to ahrinl- a i I I wiureu uipnaus uameu JxoDen medical teat, performed by a colored, back, the goos flesh creeiduv all over THE TWO ORPHANS DISPOSED OP OA uu laucr. j. ney were sent physician from Nevada, Missouri, him.

GEO. W. WOOD troni Manhattan, and labelled to Mrs. who calls himself Dr. Augustus Ali KJJTDXY CARED JOR THE MILITIA BOYS Sarah Weber, their lui- JJar cxclamcd the doctor as the girl fell back.

"Darit am." He Officer Curti6 was at the depot, and the children were turned over to him stooped and raised from the floor t. I. ble case which came under the Doctor's management as a complete veri- At Business Brilliant Reception and hcalion of the colored superstitions iihuiuiu wan periect ireeoom a small and worm like serpeut whose glistning scales flashed iu the tire He hunted up Marshal the unfortunates were placed in his at which skeptical people have been much inclined to laugh. Sometime charge, when he made a vigorons Birthday Celebration Three Deaths Look Out For light. search for the said 5arah heir I lie critic nmu bent forward to grandmother.

She was found on examine it. It looked much to largt since an aged Africau, named Henry Schell, came from Tennessee and located in North Topeka, bringing with him a well-appearing aud handsome Monroe street, near Third, aid, after io nave resieu in me siomacli ol a some trouble, she was prevailed upou human being, but the Doctor assured The Tramps Claris, ine Vodoo Doctor From evado. Visits Topeka ttnd Creates a quadroon girl, the child of his wife now dead, To whom the colored him that he had seen the like before, and that his only surprise was tiiai it was not a toad as lie had claimed. Carpet and Furniture co. We offer this week an especially fine line of choice new patterns just received MOQUETTES, BODY BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, 2 and 3 PLY INGRAIN.

SKILLED WORKMEN. BORDER WORK A SPECIALTY, We would alo call jour attention to those All Silk Turcoman Curtains, to Fine Madrid Curtains to to keep the children over night. This morning the necessary papers were made out by Judge Harvey, ami the children were bound to Capt. ihe girl recovered in a short time, Buford, the policeman, and the other swains have been paying much attention. The girl was named Clarinda, and is reported tobe a kindly-hearted ant) clever girl, well liked by all who had an opportunity to know her.

Senaation Clarinda snell, of Xorth ropeka, Has a Serpeat Extracted from Her Body. but refused to look upon the tiuy serpent which the Doctor carefully to Mrs. Maggie Green, a kind-hearted colored woman who lives in Tennessee placed away iu a small bottle of some alcoholic liquid. On yesterday the Town. One of the children is five Shortly after leaving Sparta, a town in White county, Tennessee, she was followed to Missouri by man nam girl was doiug fairlyf well, and and the other two years of age, and are to be pitied for having to be MISCELLANEOUS LOCAL MENTION thrown, into the world without father ed Adam Holt, whom she treated Doctor Clark returned to his home in Missouri having pocketed a handsome fee which Graham paid him.

mother or friends while vet so voting with much indifference, but who pet- Both Cnpt. Butord and Mrs. Green Old Schel' explained to the Ckitic sisted in declaring a most intense attachment to her. She persuaded her have large families, but rather than man that Clarinda might have caught the snake from drinking iu a spring, see the little ones go to the poor house, stepfather to leave Nevada, Missouri in order to get rid of Holt, whom Wall Paper and Furniture. took.

them in. It was a kind act. It as he had heard of things like that in seems that the parents of these chil the South, but both Graham aud Cla die professed to fear greatly, and who dren formerly lived in Topeka, but rinda are firmly of the opinion that exercised over her a most remarkable power in spite of her intense aver- 222 and 6ince leaving here both have died, and the' Manhattan authorities knowing sion. Alter tier arrival at lopeKa sue they had relative here sent them was addressed by a young colored the vodoo practice of the disappointed lover placed it uear her heart thai, it might sting out her life. The case is a most singular one.

and the Critic man regrets that his want down, thinking they would be cared jV fcf man living at Silver Lake, and was for bv them. engaged to be married to him, when Holt appeared upon the scene aud of faith in the doctor 's skill prevented From Earth to Heaven. -WITH- again sought the girl with his atten Rdatl Dt alert Actie, the little two-vear old him from inviting some regular phy. sician to accompany him to see this remarkable exhibition. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Dil- tions. Warm in her affect iou for her new lover the girl defied him and the threats which he made.

Holt very lev, was called to her heavenlv home FRESH AND SALT MEATS last night. She had been sick but Press Club Meeting. angrv vowed that she should regret MAXWELL. PERRY a a -i The first regular meeting of the tnree oavs, out ner suuerings were severe and seemed fatal fiom the 'CAME. POULTRY, her hatred of him to the end ot her days.

Schell in telling the story to the Ckitic reporter declares that fRirir Mr. A. A- Hurd returned to-day from his western trip. Miss Carrie Horton, of. Atchison, is visiting friends in the city.

The Doris circus bugal brigade were out to-day scattering their bills. General Rice Post give their regular semi-annual social their hall to-Dight. A gang of tramps were run out of the hay press about 6 o'clock this morning. Maj. Shreves dj-ncing academy will not be open to-night, from the fact that the C.

K. B. club will use lie hail. Ladies attend the opening of summer Millinery next week at Mrs. E.

C. Metcalfs, 239 Kansas and see all the new novelties. 60tf Old man Fisher says the gophers, squirrels and rabbits are eating- all the corn and vegetables that have been planted in the bottoms. A. B.

Cornell, in the United States district court to-day was found guilty ou three indictments, and sentenced to four months imprisonment on each indictment. Mr. John Cunningham, assistant foreman in the A. T. te S.

F. yards, is lying in a very critical condition caused by injuries recieved by heavy lift ing. Mrs. E. C.

Met calf returned from the east yesterday with the very lat first. The funeral will take place to morrow from the residence at 199 Sixth street east. GREGORY. one night after a visit from the Silver Lake young man, Clarinda was awakened suddenly iu the night and fouud Beet, Pork. Mutton, Veul.

Ham whole or sliced, DriedlBeef. Bacon. Corned or Pressed Beef, Lard and everything in a tirt-class market. Topeka Press club will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the parlors of the Windsor hotel. A full attendance is requested as several matters of importance are to be attended to Ed.

A. Batwell. Secretary. Police Court. The products of the police court Look out for the Tramps.

About ten tramps who have been the room full of a strange vapor, and as sue, nearly sunocatmg, called serving five days ou the rock pile will be discharged this evening, their time for help, the voice of Holt was heard upon the outside of the house uttering being up. Some of them are "hard DUDLEY'S 2j1JJK. Sixth Street, East jjjj flie shriek- characters and may want revenge for some strange gibberish. grindings this morning will reinforce the street gang and increase the hotel ing of the girl aroused a family living ueing nem in tne city. rney were nearly all here at the time so much near by aud to anxious inquiry she declared that she had been vodooed.

bill at the prison. Ed. Russell, Wm. Allen, James Curwiu and Chas. Stur- A house breaking was going on, and are COMPANIES REPRESENTED and that Holt was a fctisch man and suspitioned of having helped in the gis, cnargeo wit a vagrancy, were found in a hav mow.

aud will serve various thefts. The marshal should had bewitched her. Her fear subsided shortly atterwards, aud Holt hav .11 j. i' a time iiieui out oi me city as soon as live days on the rock pile. Geo.

Cook, John Adolphos and Ed her she regained released. disappeared ing usual spirits for a time, but several Roy were assessed $10 each for drunk, euness, and Geo. Ware and Thomas Taken Home in a Coffin. AMERICAN COMPANIES: JKtna Insurance Company Hart fore' Hartford D. I.

Ross Co luairr in all htkd of Drugs Medicines, Perfumery, OILS, PAINTS. ftCL K. E. GORNER 6TH AMD LAKE EAST. TOPEKA KANSAS.

PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED. I he Remains of Mr. Peter Cunnig- MeGrath will do live davs for va 1- 1 .1 est summer millinery and will have nam, wno died in tnis city at lie res grancy. Philadelphia. New York days after she became meloncholy aud moody and her father and loyer failed to console and comfort her in spite of every effort.

Tiast week she revealed to her lover that she was shortly to die, as Holt had placed a an opening of summer styles next idence of R. J. He wit on East Tenth street, yesterday morning at 10 a. m. American Germania New York Alliance Orient Insurance California Traders' were taken to undertaker Stoker UartfoK San FrautUKC Chi-i this morning when the body was em serpent in her body which was coiled balmed aud sent to his former home FOREIGN COMFAX0GS: in Ed on, Lincoln county, Dakota for tightlv around her heart which it was slowly devouring.

Graham the lover laughed at the idea, but being burial. Mr. Uunningham is quite A Sudden Death. A sad and disconsolate gloom was cast over the comfortable home of Mr Wm. Xotington, who lives at No.

85 Polk street, last night. Mrs. Noting-ington forty years, while passing from one room iulo the other about 6 o'clock lat evening, dropped instantly dead. Heart disease was the case Deceased, was buried at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and a large concourse of friends followed the remains to thoir last resting place. D.

JL ARK, wealthy and was an extensive stock himself possessed largely of the superstition of the South was much dealer in that locality. He was only Liverpool London (ilobe Enp Royal Insurance Company, fc Imperial Northern Norwich Union Fire Insurance Association, London, British America Toronto, Canada here on a visit, and will return to his alarmed and besought her to let him seek a nhvsician as he was satisfied home and friends iu a coffin. THREE DOORS NORTH OF POST OFFICE, KANSAS AVENUE. Manufacturer of Fine Driving it was some local affection which would yield to care and attention. Give it to us Stright.

If the intelligent policeman would inquire how to spell a man's name before putting it on the docket at headquarters he would save the news Clarinda persisted in her statement that she was beyond human aid. but told Graham of a vodoo doctor living A. T. RODGERS. so gatherer considerable trouble.

Instead at Nevada, Missouri named -Clark DOUBLE AND SINGLE. of doing this they put it down as near Graham, anxious to render any aid in 7TC 18 of 00 'aZaZ, 18 wnat souuos line to tnem as they his power went to iNevada and 1 A can guess at and let it go at that, brought Clark back with him. On and The Militia Boys at Business. At the regular monthly business meeting of Compauy last evening. Messrs.

Cummings and Thrapp were admitted as members and duly initiated. The company will attend services at the Firt Presbyterian church in full dress, next Sunday morning. The invitation from the G. A. R's to turn out on Decoration day was accepted; and ou next MERCHANT Freouentlv Judge Arnold calls names 911 STYLES nf S1J'GLE 20 Monday night Dr.

Clark made an ex amination of the girl and declared LATEST STYLES of MOUNTINGS that a toad was entombed in her body on the docket that are never answered to, and he has to hunt around aud gel the prisoner to give his name again. A little care in this direction will be a benefit all around. Let up on the Best Leather and Workmanship. Fall Assortment of and that it had been placed there by the mysterious agency of Holt's super natural agents: that he had the power Thursday evening there Ladies' and Gents1 Saddles, will be a when the TAILOR. 112 FIFTH STREET.

guessing and give it to to remove it, but that it might result short business meeting, straight. .1 1 A 1 T7 1 a. I 11 a Lap Dusters, Whips, in tne gin ucaiu, rranuc wiin xer- i company win marcn to tne rinK in a ror the girl besought him to make the body. Maj. Hallowell, Col.

Hughes LOWEST Living Prices attempt, aud a Critic reporter was and Clarence Uorran were made hon-present and viewed the wonderful per- orarv members, and the meeting ad- JOHN D. KNOX formance of this vodoo deciple of Es- iourned OFFICE BLOCK. A Birthday Celebration. Last Tuesday being the fifteenth birthday of Misses Laura aud Lena twin daughters of Mr.aud Mrs. Dr.

J. V. Coldreu, the event was properly celebrated at their beautiful residence No. 368 Polk street. A large circle of their young friends were invited and the evening was most happily and agreeably passed.

Inviting culapbis. Dr. Clark declared that he would not attempt to undertake the task of the removal of the toad until Wednesday at 229 Kansas Ave. David Gregg, a small boy from the north side, was brought over to Justice Webb's court this morning, charged with breaking out windows in the Presbyteriau church. His case was continued to to-morrow morning lit 9 a.

in. Two of the merchant police force were called out on South Tenth street to arrest four colored men who had insulted a lady iu that locality about six o'clock last evening, but before they arrived at the place the fellows had escaped. Andrew Niccum. of Topeka township, has obtained a patent for his name fastener, and is happy. Mr.

Niccum has spent several years completing his patent, and the Critic hopes he will now be amply awarded for his "labors. The "Assembly" closed their series of datices last evening by winding up with a May party. The ladies stuck to their May costumes, if they did wear the sealskin sacques ou the outside to and from the hall. It was a chilly looking May pole but a splendid time was reported. The gold watch belonging to Mr LiVons of Elwor county that was stolon from bis room in the Dutton house a few days ago, has been recovered.

The properly was found in a wash stand drawer of an adjoining room, ami had evidently been stolen bv some of the help about the house who were afraid to keep it after they had taken it. An Atchison paper says: Geo. B. Harris, assistant general mau-aaer of the Atchison, Topeka ft Sata Fe, was in the city to-day. Mr.

Harris is formerly ot Atchison' and great many citizens were delighted to take his large hand, and shake it. The GlOBK predicts that in course of time Mr. Harris will be general manager of this immense corporation. Crowder In Custody. D.

L. Crowder, formerly employed as clerk in the Windsor drug store in this city and who plead guilty to assault and battery on his tellow clerk, in the district court 6ome time in the city to-day. He was standing talking on the street when Detective Whitrield arrested him on an alias warrant, and turned him oyer to Jailor Curtis. Mr. Crowder at once gave bond and was released.

It seems that be had plead guilty, and skipped out before receiving his sentence, which, if he had not been caught, would have necessitated his bondsmen to put up a thousand dollars. TOPEKA, KANSA A Craze for Matching. The Broolyn Eagle "Man About Town" says matching is iu vogue for everything imaginable, from a peanut to a billiard table. It i particularly rampant iu Wall st. I know a after the hours ot nightfall.

The room AND LOAN AGENTS. was then darkened further by shading the windows with paper to keep out refreshments were served and the us Coma and see me; no tit no par. 202 KANSAS AV. TOPEKA prvingeves. The doctor administered ual party games were indulged in (0 1 Misses Laura and Lena are to be congratulated for the perfect manner in to the girl a tea hich he had prepared which caused her to fall into a deep sleep.

Money to loan ou Mortgagee, broker who matches his bootblack every afternoon whether he shall play him ten cents or nothing, aud it is no unusual sight to see men of unquestioned wealth matching with each other at the elevated railroad Invest for parties ou Graham was nearly white with ter- NEW SPRING GOODS which they entertained their guests, and the hospitality of father and mother are not to be forgotten. and old Schell sat in the shadow Interest allowed on Time which the dim light of the lire the Doc tor had built iu a small vessel, could Deposits. hardly penetrate. Even the Critic reporter felt nervous and ill at ease be AT THE station to see who shall pay the fares up town. Fully one-half the men yell something about ''head or tail" when they approach the bar at Del-monico's, and it is a common sight up town at night to see three or four men in the Brunswick or Hoffman house matchiug phlegmatically for a dollar a clip for an hour at a time.

I knew an office clerk in a well kuown broker's firm, who returned from England a month ago, has. by matching dollors, cleared over $600 in three weeks. Men match for luncheons. tegyiSotne lauds, lot and farm lor sale. Municipal bonds bought and sold.

Domestic and foreign exchange furnished in amounts to suit. Saving Departaeat Pajrs Intereat at 9 per compounding every six mouths. Send for further fore this expression of a practice many thousand of years old. Passing his hands over the girls face and muttering low words as he walked iu a circle about her, the dark physician threw herbs and roots into the flickering flames, lighting the A Pleasant Reception. The reception giv en by Mrs.

N. R. Baker aud Mrs. N. Baker in honor of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Sharp, yesterday eveuiug, was of a high so cial order, and considering the inclement weather the invitations were well responded to. Very elaborate and extensive preparations had been made for the guests, and from 3 to 6. o'clock the house was in a continual uproar of mirth aud merriment. Mr.

and Mrs. N. R. Baker have one of the most comfortable homes in the city, and 'yesterday it was certainly used to a good advantage. The hostess' are old hands at receiving and entertaining, aud are being highly complimented on their extra and decidedly successful efforts of vesterdav.

GOLDEN EAGLE Clothing House. INSPECTION SOLICITED. S. ETTLIJfGEB, JProp, 1Q2 Kansas Avenue hats, cones, and theater tickets. AT THREE CENTS A LINE.

WASTED. WANTED 20,000 people to call and see the Opera House restaurant, 144 Kansas av- FIEaSX.CX.AMS LIVERY af all KII Good Saddle Horses Kept. GOOD BULL kept for the season. Geod pair of horses and two cows fox sale. W.

A. T. room to a ghostly glare as the sputtering embers would leap into momentary brightness. Suddenly the form of the girl which was lying stiffly rigid discoverd signs of animation. Graham sprang foward but the Doctor warned him back with a muttered injunction not to break the charm and seizing the girl in his arm held his hand to her forehead; with a convulsive move FOB SALE.

LABA.N COLLINS, City Scavenger FOB SALK. Bp acre farm at a bargain. 20 acres of fruit and 63 acres timber. All under fence. 000 rods of stone wall.

Terms to suit purchaser. Bj J. Stone Jt X. E. corner 6th and Kansas sre.

Daily Critic ten cents a week. 114 East Seventh street. ment and her whole form agitated, she struggled to escape him and a Does work ac it should be done. Leave orders at Police Headquarters..